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Married traders outperform single counterparts in profit-making: Sebi study

Markets regulator Sebi has delved into the patterns of intraday trading, revealing a surprising new factor influencing trading performance: relationship status. The regulator's analysis suggests stark differences between the trading behaviours and outcomes of married and single traders, as well as between male and female traders. The Sebi's study, on intraday trading in equity cash segment, found that married traders tend to outperform their single counterparts in several key areas. During the years -- FY19, FY22 and FY23-- examined by the regulator, the proportion of loss-makers was lower among married traders compared to single traders. "On comparing single vs married traders group, married traders group had a higher proportion of profit-makers than single traders group across all the three years," the study revealed. Besides, group of married traders had lower proportion of loss-makers than single traders across years. During FY23, 75 per cent of single traders were loss-makers

Zerodha confirms users may face connectivity issues with BSE F&O orders

A glitch on the BSE resulted in orders appearing in the 'Open Pending' state affecting brokers across platforms on Thursday

Trading activities suspended after fire at Pakistan Stock Exchange

Hassan Khan informed that the fire initially broke out on the fourth floor of the Ali Habib Trading Company building on I I Chundrigar Road

IEX overall trade volume rises 19% to 28,178 million units in Apr-Jun

The Indian Energy Exchange (IEX) on Tuesday posted a 19 per cent growth in its overall trade volume to 28,178 million units in the April-June period of FY25. The exchange achieved 23,680 million units (MU) overall trade volume in the year-ago period. "For the first quarter, IEX achieved electricity volume of 28,178 MU, an increase of 19 per cent year-on-year (y-o-y). Total volume for the quarter, including certificates, was at 30,354 MU, up 20.8 per cent from 25,125 MU in Q1 FY24," it said. In June alone, volume trade was 10,185 MU, 24.7 per cent higher from 8,168 MU in June 2023. The total volume in the month, including certificates, increased 19.4 per cent to 10,677 MU from 8,946 MU a year ago. Hot weather conditions led to an unprecedented surge in electricity demand during the first quarter of this financial year. The country's energy consumption of 452 BUs in Q1 FY25 was 11.2 per cent higher compared to Q1 FY24. During the quarter, the country's peak demand reached 250 GW, ..

Budget: Exempt us from 45-day payment rule or extend deadline, say MSMEs

Sanjay Goenka of the Bihar Industries Association said the 45-day payment window was hotly debated, and they have contributed to the consultative process on the subject

Buy ideas for June 11: Apollo Hospitals, Infy, Divi's Labs; key levels here

On the daily chart, Apollo Hospitals has formed a double bottom pattern at the 200-day Exponential Moving Average (DEMA), which is considered a strong support level

Wall Street's faster trade settlement sees some temporary processing bumps

The shift in the world's largest financial market is aimed at making market infrastructure more resilient, but investors and regulators braced for increased trade failures and other hiccups

Infosys partners with Germany's Commerzbank to transform trading ecosystem

Indian IT major Infosys on Tuesday said it has collaborated with Commerzbank, a German bank, and Murex, which is into trading, risk management and processing solutions for capital markets, on a successful "go-live" or operationalisation of a consolidated, unified trading platform. The joint project has enabled Commerzbank to consolidate FX, FX derivatives, equity, and commodities onto Murex's integrated MX.3 platform, simplifying its operations, cutting costs, speeding up time to market, and preparing for future challenges. "Infosys today announced that it collaborated with Commerzbank... and Murex... on a successful go-live of a consolidated, unified trading platform that streamlines the bank's business processes and IT landscape," according to a release. In effect, the consolidation on a unified Murex platform enables the bank to accelerate its digital transformation journey by driving system efficiency and cost-effectiveness. Within the project, Infosys supported Commerzbank in

ICICI Direct faces user outrage after multiple trading platform delays

Trading platform ICICI Direct with 1.8 million active users, resumed trading at 10:20 after multiple delays

14 hours a day: Global stock exchanges with trading time more than BSE, NSE

By definition, 'trading hour' is defined as the time span during which a stock exchange is open. During this period, shares and derivative contracts are bought and sold

RBI issues draft master direction for electronic trading platforms

In October 2018, the RBI had introduced a framework for the authorisation of Electronic Trading Platforms to facilitate transactions in financial market instruments under its regulation

Q1 results: BNP Paribas beat estimates as lower costs offset trading slump

BNPP said in a presentation that it was more exposed to the Europe, Middle-East and Africa (EMEA) region, where it made 60 per cent of its FICC sales in 2023

Smallcaps break free from grip of West Asia flare-up; Sensex falls 456 pts

Defy the odds, with Nifty Smallcap 100 gaining 0.75%

Smallcap rout dents equity trading volumes amid mega block deals

The daily cash trading volume has shrunk to $10 billion from a record $19 billion in early February, with recent sessions account for the bulk of the decline, data compiled by Bloomberg show

Trading turnover logs fresh high in February, rises 2 times in a year

Sign of strong investor confidence say experts

Crypto exchange FTX abandons efforts to restart its crypto exchange

FTX has been negotiating for months with potential bidders and investors, but none were willing to put in enough money to rebuild the FTX exchange

Saturday blues: Exchanges see 30% drop in trading volumes, shows data

Market players said muted participation from institutional investors weighed on the activity, with several counters logging muted volumes

GSPC, IGX to set up global hydrogen trading mechanism at GIFT IFSC

The International Financial Services Centre (IFSC) at GIFT City in Gandhinagar on Tuesday announced a strategic collaboration with the Indian Gas Exchange (IGX) and state-owned Gujarat State Petroleum Corporation (GSPC) to set up a global hydrogen trading mechanism. "A key aspect of this collaboration is the subsequent launch of the Global Hydrogen Price Index, a benchmark that will play a pivotal role in price discovery and market information on the burgeoning green hydrogen market in India," the Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT City) said in a release. The mechanism is expected to enhance transparency, boost investor confidence, and facilitate the growth of the green hydrogen market on a global scale, it said. GSPC jointly with IGX will develop a mechanism to create an index for hydrogen and attract global institutions to trade in GIFT IFSC, the release said. GIFT City SEZ is a notified IFSC in India with banking, insurance, capital markets, asset management, and FinT

Mahindra Group-backed infra investment trust trading debut on Monday

SEIT raised 13.65 billion rupees in the offer, while Mahindra Susten, the green energy arm of the tractors-to-financing conglomerate Mahindra Group, raised 8.98 billion rupees, according to statement

Sebi to introduce ASBA-like facility for secondary mkt trading from Jan-Feb

To safeguard investors' money from misuse, an ASBA-like facility for trading in secondary markets will be available from January or February, Sebi chief Madhabi Puri Buch said on Friday. This Application Supported by Blocked Amount (ASBA)-like facility already available for the primary market, ensures that the investor's fund gets moved only when the allotment is completed. Now, the facility will be available for the secondary market from January or February, the Sebi chairperson said at the CII Global Economic Policy Forum here. The move could also help investors to save as much as Rs 3,500 crore annually, she added. Under the framework, funds will remain in the client's account but will be blocked in favour of the Clearing Corporation (CC) till the block mandate expires or till the block is released by the CC, or debit of the block towards obligations arising out of the trading activity of the client, whichever occurs first. Further, settlement for funds and securities will be d